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740

Practice:

  • Supreme Court & Appellate

Daniel A. Rubens Partner

New York

Danny's practice focuses on appellate litigation. He has led the drafting on dozens of appellate briefs, and regularly argues appeals in state and federal courts. Danny has extensive trial litigation experience as well, with an emphasis on dispositive motions, preserving appellate issues, and developing creative legal strategies.

Danny’s work has covered a wide range of subject areas, including securities, bankruptcy, intellectual property, arbitration, class actions, and criminal law. He has a deep understanding of appeals and critical motions in financial services litigation, and in recent years has played a key role in representing financial institutions in major RMBS cases brought by trustees, investors, and monoline insurers. His financial services clients include Credit Suisse, Goldman Sachs, Mr. Cooper, and Ocwen. He also represents leading technology companies in precedent-setting cases involving antitrust law and ballot initiatives, as well as other complex commercial litigation.  In addition, Danny is an experienced bankruptcy litigator, having represented various debtors and creditors in fraudulent transfer cases and other contested insolvency-related matters involving U.S. and foreign law.

Danny is a member of the Second Circuit's pro bono panel and maintains an active pro bono practice focusing on criminal, immigration, racial justice, and LGBTQ+ rights matters in the Supreme Court and other appellate courts. He was recently recognized by the National LGBTQ+ Bar Association as a “Best LGBTQ+ Lawyer Under 40,” by the New York Law Journal as a Rising Star, and by LawDragon in its inaugural 500 X – The Next Generation listing.  As part of his commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion, Danny serves as a mentor for The Appellate Project, an organization focused on empowering law students of color to thrive in the appellate field. He has also served as an Orrick ambassador for the Move The Needle Fund, a collaborative effort designed by Diversity Lab to create a more diverse and inclusive legal profession.

Before joining Orrick, Danny served as a law clerk to U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Judge Robert A. Katzmann of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, and Judge Jed S. Rakoff of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. Following his clerkships, he was selected to represent the American Inns of Court as a Temple Bar Scholar in London.

740

Practice:

  • Energy & Infrastructure Sector
  • Energy & Infrastructure
  • Mergers & Acquisitions
  • Finanzierung öffentlicher Energieversorgung
  • Renewable Energy

Amy Padgett Partner

Washington, D.C.

She represents leading sponsors, developers, investors and electric utilities in cash equity and tax equity financings, joint ventures, M&A, private placements and a broad range of corporate matters for renewables projects across the United States and Canada.

Practice:

  • International Arbitration & Dispute Resolution
  • Komplexe Streitfälle & Streitbeilegung
  • Energy
  • Mergers & Acquisitions

Franziska Gräfin Grote, LL.M. Partner

Düsseldorf

Ihre Beratungstätigkeit konzentriert sich auf nationale und internationale Schiedsverfahren und komplexe Streitverfahren vor nationalen Gerichten, vornehmlich mit Bezug zu Post-M&A, energierechtlichen und gesellschaftsrechtlichen Fragen sowie Anlagenbau und Investitionsschutzrecht.

Franziska Grote ist als Parteivertreterin und Schiedsrichterin in Schiedsverfahren unter diversen Schiedsordnungen tätig, z.B. ICC-Regeln, DIS-Regeln, ICSID-Regeln sowie in ad hoc-Verfahren. Sie vertritt Mandanten auch bei der Anerkennung und Vollstreckung von Schiedssprüchen. Sie berät dabei in allen Phasen der Streitbeilegung und vertritt weltweit tätige Unternehmen ebenso in Streitigkeiten vor den deutschen Gerichten. Ihre Fälle umfassen eine Vielzahl von Branchen, z.B. Infrastruktursektor, Energiesektor, Automobilindustrie, Technologiesektor und Life Science.

Franziska Grote ist als Rechtsanwältin in Deutschland und Frankreich zugelassen. Weitere Erfahrungen in der internationalen Schiedsgerichtsbarkeit sammelte sie bei Aufenthalten in Paris und London. Sie ist in verschiedenen schiedsrechtlichen Vereinigungen aktiv und ist derzeit DIS Regionalkoordinatorin für das Gebiet Rhein/Ruhr (von 2019-2021 war sie bereits Koordinatorin für die DIS40). Sie hält ein Seminar an der Beck-Akademie zum Thema Post M&A Disputes und spricht regelmäßig auf Konferenzen zu Themen der internationalen Schiedsgerichtsbarkeit.

Practice:

  • Wertpapierrechtsstreitigkeiten, Sammelklagen und Aktionärsklagen
  • Corporate Governance
  • Class Action Defense
  • Komplexe Streitfälle & Streitbeilegung

Alex Talarides Partner

San Francisco

Alex is recognized by Chambers and Legal 500 as an "Up and Coming" and "Rising Star" in securities litigation. He has extensive experience representing public and private companies and their D&Os, as well as investment banks and underwriters, in securities and corporate governance-related litigation and other complex commercial litigation. He also regularly advises companies and their boards on corporate governance best practices and fiduciary and disclosure duties, frequently presents and publishes on these topics, and teaches a full-semester course on transactional and shareholder litigation at the University of California Berkeley School of Law.

Alex earned his Juris Doctor degree, with Honors, Order of the Coif, from the University of Chicago Law School, and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of California, Davis.

740

Practice:

  • Supreme Court & Appellate
  • Life Sciences & HealthTech

Naomi J. Scotten Partner

New York

This work begins in the trial court, briefing key motions and collaborating with trial teams to preserve appellate issues. Naomi works seamlessly across law firms, building collective knowledge and a unified approach.

On appeal, Naomi creates streamlined briefs that highlight a compelling narrative. She boils large records down to their core, making complex cases simple for busy courts. Naomi approaches appeals with a company’s entire docket in mind, generating wins that maximize the long-term value of her work. She has briefed and argued appeals involving product liability, consumer protection, employment, criminal, constitutional, and regulatory law issues.

Prior to joining Orrick, Naomi served as a law clerk for Judge Susan L. Carney of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.

Naomi graduated magna cum laude from Harvard Law School, where she served as the Executive Director of the Harvard Legal Aid Bureau.

740

Practice:

  • eDiscovery & Information Governance
  • Litigation & IP

Christopher R. Giles Project Attorney

Wheeling, W.V. (GOIC)

Christopher works with litigation attorneys and third party vendors to manage the review and production of documents relevant to investigations and litigation. This work includes using early case assessment technology to analyze, categorize and cull data. He also manages teams of skilled professionals performing document review, redaction, analysis, production and drafting privilege logs. Christopher assists the litigation team to prepare for trial, including drafting deposition summaries, factual memoranda and exhibit charts. He also works with practice office attorneys on transactional tasks, including contract review and due diligence.

Christopher has dedicated significant time to pro bono matters, including assisting trial counsel representing abused and neglected children.

Prior to joining Orrick, Christopher practiced criminal law, family law, creditor’s rights, bankruptcy, and estate planning in Pennsylvania.

 

740

Practice:

  • Technology & Innovation Sector
  • Compensation & Benefits

Mike Yang Partner

Santa Monica

Mike's practice focuses on the representation of U.S. and international public and private high technology companies, as well as executives, management teams and founders with compensation and employee benefits issues in the context of M&A transactions, spin-offs, venture capital financings and IPOs.

Mike also advises on day-to-day tax, employment, accounting and securities law issues in connection with the design, administration and implementation of executive compensation and equity compensation arrangements, including employment agreements, severance arrangements, change in control carve-out plans, stock option plans and employee stock purchase plans with a particular focus on Code Sections 409A, 280G and 162(m). In addition, he advises on nonqualified deferred compensation arrangements, tax-qualified retirement plans and welfare benefit plans.

Prior to practicing law, Mike was a Certified Public Accountant with Ernst & Young.

Practice:

  • Technology & Innovation
  • Capital Markets
  • Mergers & Acquisitions
  • Life Sciences & HealthTech
  • Oil & Gas
  • Energy
  • Fintech
  • Health Care Finance
  • Corporate Governance
  • Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs)

Ed Lukins Partner

London

He regularly advises on IPOs, direct listings, follow-ons, de-SPACs, reverse mergers and takeovers on UK, U.S. and European stock exchanges, domestic and cross-border public and private M&A deals, venture capital, private and growth equity investments, debt financings, joint ventures, carve-outs, and restructurings, as well as on governance, disclosure, compliance, and strategic advisory matters.

His broad industry experience includes working with clients in the AI and technology, healthcare and life sciences, logistics, retail, media, marketing, financial services, energy and natural resources sectors.

432767

Practice:

  • Financial & Fintech Advisory
  • Strategic Advisory & Government Enforcement (SAGE)
  • Fintech

Norma Ramirez-Marin Senior Counsel

Santa Monica

Norma’s practice includes:

  • Working with clients on the acquisitions of mortgage lending and money service business platforms, including obtaining the necessary approvals from federal and state licensing regulators for various licensing amendments
  • Completing surveys on various licensing-related topics, including recordkeeping requirements, periodic reporting requirements, and licenses required to engage in the money transmission business or to make, broker, purchase, sell and service various loan products
  • Assisting clients with licensing through their lifecycle, including obtaining de novo licenses and agency approvals, assisting with licensee record amendments, annual renewals, and license surrender following sale of assets or termination of a business line
  • Advising clients with respect to state licensing and regulatory issues, including Nationwide Multistate Licensing System (NMLS) management issues and ongoing licensing maintenance issues

Prior to joining Orrick, Norma was senior counsel at Buckley LLP. She also previously served as the vice president of compliance and counsel for a fintech company.

Practice:

  • International Arbitration & Dispute Resolution
  • Komplexe Streitfälle & Streitbeilegung
  • Mergers & Acquisitions

Dr. Karsten Faulhaber Partner

Düsseldorf

Dr. Faulhaber vertritt Mandanten in nationalen und internationalen Auseinandersetzungen. Hierzu zählen insbesondere Schiedsverfahren, darunter ad-hoc-Verfahren sowie Schiedsverfahren nach den Regelungen führender Schiedsinstitutionen. Auch wird er regelmäßig als Schiedsrichter benannt. Außerdem begleitet er Mandanten als Prozessvertreter vor den nationalen Gerichten sowie bei alternativen Streitbeilegungsverfahren. 

Dr. Faulhaber wird für seinen "proaktiven und geschickten" Ansatz gelobt (Chambers Global) und ist von Handelsblatt und Legal 500 wiederholt empfohlen worden. Ebenso wird seine langjährige Erfahrung bei der Beratung von M&A-Transaktionen und umfangreichen Lieferverträgen geschätzt. Er hält Vorträge und veröffentlicht regelmäßig zu diversen rechtlichen Fragestellungen. 

740

Practice:

  • Mergers & Acquisitions

Peter Lillevand Senior Counsel

San Francisco

Peter served as the firm’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer from 1986 to 1990 and as its Managing Partner from 1983 to 1986.

359123

Practice:

  • Technology Companies Group
  • Mergers & Acquisitions

Stephen Tallon Of Counsel

London

Stephen works with technology companies and the investors that back them. He is particularly interested in advising founders building exciting new businesses and is focused on providing innovative and pragmatic advice to his clients.

As part of a market-leading team at Orrick, who can provide a full stack of legal services and advice to clients in the technology sector, Stephen focuses on corporate advice, ranging from incorporation strategies through financing rounds, M&A and private equity transactions. He works closely with the rest of the team to cover share options, IP protection, commercial contracts, regulatory matters, employment issues and tax advice.

Managing transactions in an efficient and productive manner and providing clear and concise advice is at the core of Stephen's approach to work. Recognised as a “Recommended Individual” for Venture Capital in the Legal 500 UK 2024, Stephen actively engages with clients to understand the key issues and concerns in order to provide tailored advice that really adds value. Stephen is driven by being a trusted advisor to his clients, not just another service provider.

Stephen represents notable companies such as Stripe, Butternut Box, Vitesse, Graphcore, TrueLayer, Codility and LoopFX on an ongoing basis for financing and general corporate matters. He has also advised tech industry leaders such as Revolut and Scalapay.

While he has a significant company-side mandate, Stephen also advises many of the key investors in the market including Salesforce Ventures, ABN AMRO Ventures, Macquarie, BMW iVentures, Energy Impact Partners and Sony Innovation Fund on their respective investments in the UK, Ireland and across Europe.

Stephen is qualified in both England & Wales and Ireland (non-practising), having trained and qualified in a top-tier Irish law firm, and is committed to helping to build the Irish tech ecosystem.